Here are the six additional document Pine Gate Renewables sent to the Brooks County Commission on the day of the Public Hearing for Morven Solar.
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Six additional documents, Morven Solar 2023-02-06
Interestingly, none of these documents say Pine Gate would not use herbicides on the project. The Maintenance and Operations document does say Continue reading
After two hours of speakers in the Public Hearing, the Brooks County Commission this Monday denied the Special Exception for Morven Solar, 3:1:1.
![[Speakers, Decision: Morven Solar @ Brooks County Commission 2023-02-06]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2023-02-06--brooks-county-morven-solar-videos/many.jpg)
Speakers, Decision: Morven Solar @ Brooks County Commission 2023-02-06
Commissioner Myra Exum, after saying that whatever the Commissioners did they would be wrong, Continue reading
Update 2023-02-08: Morven Solar denied @ Brooks County Commission 2023-02-06.
Before this evening’s Brooks County Commission decision on a Special Exception for Morven Solar, WWALS wrote asking for three conditions.
![[Letter and Map --WWALS to Brooks County Commission about Morven Solar 2023-02-06]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2023-02-06--wwals-to-brooks-county-morven-solar/many.jpg)
Letter and Map –WWALS to Brooks County Commission about Morven Solar 2023-02-06
The meeting is 5PM tonight, Monday, February 6, 2023, at Brooks County Courthouse, East Screven Street, Quitman, GA, 31643.
See also Videos: Morven Solar at Brooks County Planning Commission 2023-01-19.
Here is the WWALS letter, sent to the Brooks County Commission as PDF. Continue reading
Update 2023-01-21: Report: Conditions wanted on Morven Solar by Brooks County Planning Commission 2023-01-20.
To help visualize what Morven Solar is proposing tonight at the Brooks County Planning Commission, yesterday I took a few pictures.
They include the pecan trees to be cleared for the project that county (SGRC) staff pointed out were not included in the tree survey, as well as the planted pines that were included, and some natural trees that are to be kept as a buffer.
Most of the project is on current center pivot irrigation cotton fields, with the agricultural pesticides that implies.
Which raises one of several questions: will the solar project also use pesticides, or will it adopt another method, such as sheep or goats?
![[Parts of the Morven Solar project sites 2023-01-18]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2023-01-18--morven-solar/many.jpg)
Parts of the Morven Solar project sites 2023-01-18
This is the layout of the project: Continue reading